GRE Word List

SOUND

a particular auditory impression : tone

The meaning of the word sound is a particular auditory impression : tone.

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inceptionan act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement
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connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication
indignityan act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult
anathemasomeone or something intensely disliked or loathed
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