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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WordMeaning
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
solicitto make petition to : entreat
semblanceoutward and often specious appearance or show : form
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
salaciousarousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
malaproposin an inappropriate or inopportune way
randoma haphazard course
reinstateto place again (as in possession or in a former position)