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 |
|---|---|
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| gradation | a series forming successive stages |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |