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 |
|---|---|
| quench | put out |
| facade | the front of a building |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |