GRE Word List
TIMBRE
quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch)
The meaning of the word timbre is quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hazardous | dangerous |
| career | rush wildly; go at full speed |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act; weak; lacking in resolution; indecisive; N. irresolution |
| unwieldy | awkward (to carry or move); cumbersome; unmanageable |
| appurtenances | subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing |
| overthrow | topple; N. |
| gawk | stare foolishly; look in open-mouthed awe |
| cull | pick out from others (to kill the weakest members); reject; select; collect (information); N. |
| metaphor | implied comparison; CF. simile |
| mutilate | maim; injure lastingly; deprive of a limb or an essential part |
