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 |
|---|---|
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| cryptic | secret |
| spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |