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 |
|---|---|
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| paleontology | a science dealing with the life of past geologic periods as known from fossil remains |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |