GRE Word List
MODULATE
to tune to a key or pitch
The meaning of the word modulate is to tune to a key or pitch.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |