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 |
|---|---|
| drab | slattern |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| trappings | outward signs |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |