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 |
|---|---|
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| sift | to put through a sieve |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| fete | festival |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| throes | pang |