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 |
|---|---|
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| integrate | to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| fete | festival |