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 |
|---|---|
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| decree | an order usually having the force of law |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| sidetrack | siding |