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
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conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
mogul | an Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin |
clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
ineffable | incapable of being expressed in words : indescribable |
verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
figment | something made up or contrived |