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 |
|---|---|
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |