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 |
|---|---|
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |