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 |
|---|---|
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| random | a haphazard course |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |