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 |
|---|---|
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| xenophobia | fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |