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

WordMeaning
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication
languiddrooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak
shirkto go stealthily : sneak
baitto persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks
bludgeona short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon
luridcausing horror or revulsion : gruesome
irrefutableimpossible to refute : incontrovertible
inalienableincapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred