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 |
|---|---|
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |