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 |
|---|---|
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| append | attach |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |