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 |
|---|---|
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| nomenclature | name |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| commune | talk over |
| stilted | pompous |