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 |
|---|---|
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |