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 |
|---|---|
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |