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 |
|---|---|
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |