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 |
|---|---|
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| garbled | made unclear or confusing : distorted or mixed up |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |