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 |
|---|---|
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| circlet | a little circle |