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 |
|---|---|
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| collate | to compare critically |