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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |