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 |
|---|---|
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |