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 |
|---|---|
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| slake | subside |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |