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.

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WordMeaning
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
stockadea line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense
catastrophea momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin
pineany of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
germinateto cause to sprout or develop
noveltysomething new or unusual
implementa device used in the performance of a task : tool
gradationa series forming successive stages
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere