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 |
|---|---|
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| repercussion | reflection |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| prong | fork |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |