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Word: timbre

Definition: quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch)


More Vocab Words

::: reticent - inclined to silence; uncommunicative; reserved; Ex. He was reticent about the reasons; N. reticence
::: proletarian - member of the working class; blue collar guy; N. proletariat: working class (who have to work for wages)
::: superimpose - place over something else
::: magistrate - official with power to administer the law
::: infantile - childish; infantlike
::: exuberance - overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly
::: eccentricity - oddity; idiosyncrasy
::: eschew - avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks
::: plebeian - common; vulgar; pertaining to the common people; N: common people in ancient Rome; CF. patrician
::: recount - narrate or tell (a story); count over again