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.

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WordMeaning
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
animatedendowed with life or the qualities of life : alive
titanichaving great magnitude, force, or power : colossal
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
gourmeta connoisseur of food and drink
egregiousconspicuous
inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
oatmealmeal made from oats
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland