GRE Word List
TIMBRE
the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
The meaning of the word timbre is the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| luscious | having a delicious taste or smell : sweet |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |