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 |
|---|---|
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| alleviate | relieve |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| paradigm | example |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |