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 |
|---|---|
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| natty | trimly neat and tidy : smart |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |