GRE Word List
TEMPO
the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking
The meaning of the word tempo is the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking.
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| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| indulgent | willing to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |