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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| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
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| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
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