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.

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preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
pugnacityhaving a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
tarryto delay or be tardy in acting or doing
ulcera break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus
compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting