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 |
|---|---|
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| circlet | a little circle |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| score | twenty |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |