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 |
|---|---|
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
| pragmatist | a practical approach to problems and affairs |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |