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 |
|---|---|
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| bauble | trinket |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |