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

WordMeaning
glamoran exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
imprecationcurse
wispya small handful (as of hay or straw)
trenchantkeen
gauchelacking social experience or grace
outmodednot being in style
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity