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.

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WordMeaning
coagulateto cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
gluttonone given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
sullyto make soiled or tarnished : defile
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
crescendoa gradual increase
enlivento give life, action, or spirit to : animate
ethnicof or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something