GRE Word List
ACOUSTICS
a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound
The meaning of the word acoustics is a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| acquiesce | to accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |