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
lopsidedleaning to one side
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
palliddeficient in color : wan
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries
nascentcoming or having recently come into existence
conspiracythe act of conspiring together
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
probea slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
stagnantnot flowing in a current or stream