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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compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
abstractdisassociated from any specific instance
duressforcible restraint or restriction
concurto express agreement
falsifyto prove or declare false : disprove
saccharineof, relating to, or resembling that of sugar
ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony
astigmatisma defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image
occludeto close up or block off : obstruct
unbridledunrestrained