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 |
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| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |