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 |
|---|---|
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |