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 |
|---|---|
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |