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 |
|---|---|
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| sibling | sib |
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |