GRE Word List
PLAIT
pleat
The meaning of the word plait is pleat.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| diadem | crown |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |