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 |
|---|---|
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| refractory | resisting control or authority : stubborn |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
