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 |
|---|---|
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| nubile | of marriageable condition or age |
| attenuate | to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| physiognomy | the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |