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 |
|---|---|
| schism | division |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |