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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betrothto promise to marry
dictuma noteworthy statement: such as
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
seditionincitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
jostleto come in contact or into collision
sonicutilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves
arsenalan establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment
deterrentserving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter