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 |
|---|---|
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |