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 |
|---|---|
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| virtuoso | one who excels in the technique of an art |
| seasoned | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |