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 |
|---|---|
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| fuddle | booze |
| finale | the close or termination of something: such as |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |