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 |
|---|---|
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |