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 |
|---|---|
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| verge | brink |
| equestrian | of, relating to, or featuring horseback riding |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |