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 |
|---|---|
| calorific | caloric |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| garnish | decorate |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |