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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extrudeto force, press, or push out
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abateto decrease in force or intensity
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
pedagogythe art, science, or profession of teaching
referendumthe principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
colloquialused in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation
provisoan article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition
circleta little circle