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 |
|---|---|
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| asunder | into parts |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |