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 |
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disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |