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 |
|---|---|
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| unsavory | insipid |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |