GRE Word List
UNISON
identity in musical pitch
The meaning of the word unison is identity in musical pitch.
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| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
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| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
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| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |