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.

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WordMeaning
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
drawto cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull
utopiaa place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
skimto clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
resurrectto raise from the dead
volitionthe power of choosing or determining : will
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
cataracta clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light