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 |
|---|---|
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| barrage | a dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| provenance | origin |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| narcissist | an individual showing symptoms of or affected by narcissism: such as |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |