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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |