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
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pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
antecede | precede |
ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
stentorian | extremely loud |
parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |