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 |
|---|---|
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |