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 |
|---|---|
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| doctrine | a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |