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 |
|---|---|
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |