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.

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WordMeaning
jeopardizeto expose to danger or risk : imperil
ideologya manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
chuckleto laugh inwardly or quietly
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
linguisticof or relating to language or linguistics
sultryvery hot and humid : sweltering
cardiologistthe study of the heart and its action and diseases
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
cavalcadea procession (see procession