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 |
|---|---|
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| malediction | curse |