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 |
|---|---|
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| prudent | characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as |