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 |
|---|---|
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |