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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WordMeaning
nauseouscausing nausea or disgust : nauseating
irateroused to ire
resplendentshining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor
awryoff the correct or expected course : amiss
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
paroxysma fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion
gruela thin porridge
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
retiringreserved