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 |
|---|---|
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| condole | grieve |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |