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 |
|---|---|
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| ferment | to undergo fermentation |
| impuissance | weakness |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |