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 |
|---|---|
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| occident | west |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |