GRE Word List
SOUND
a particular auditory impression : tone
The meaning of the word sound is a particular auditory impression : tone.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |