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 |
|---|---|
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| indoctrinate | to imbue with a usually partisan or sectarian opinion, point of view, or principle |
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |