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 |
|---|---|
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| antecede | precede |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |