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 |
|---|---|
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |