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 |
|---|---|
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |