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 |
|---|---|
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| septic | of, relating to, or causing putrefaction |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| entomology | a branch of zoology that deals with insects |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |