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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| credo | a guiding belief or principle : creed |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| vicarious | experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another |