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 |
|---|---|
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| ploy | escapade |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |