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.

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personablepleasant or amiable in person : attractive
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carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing
magistratean official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as
rancorbitter deep-seated ill will
exposeto deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition
repelto drive back : repulse
ligneousof or resembling wood