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 |
|---|---|
| advert | to turn the mind or attention |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| oversee | survey |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| portly | dignified |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| guy | man |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |