GRE Word List
UNISON
identity in musical pitch
The meaning of the word unison is identity in musical pitch.
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preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
fodder | something fed to domestic animals |
prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |