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 |
|---|---|
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |