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 |
|---|---|
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| seemly | good-looking |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| indite | make up |
| brook | creek |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |