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

WordMeaning
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
triflinglacking in significance or solid worth: such as
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
myriadten thousand
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
auxiliaryoffering or providing help
mysticmystical
legenda story coming down from the past