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 |
|---|---|
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| cursive | running |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |