GRE Word List
ACOUSTICS
science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
The meaning of the word acoustics is science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adamant | hard; inflexible |
| moratorium | legal delay of payment or action; Ex. declare moratorium on the building of new houses |
| obeisance | bow (to show respect and obedience) |
| suppress | put an end to forcibly; subdue; stifle; overwhelm; inhibit the expression of; check; prevent from being published or made public; Ex. suppress a smile; Ex. suppress the magazine/truth |
| remonstrate | protest; objection; V. remonstrate: say in protest |
| interstice | narrow space between things |
| veneer | thin surface layer (of good quality wood, glued to a base of inferior material); cover; surface show; fa\c{c}ade; V. |
| maim | mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple; Ex. maimed for life |
| visceral | felt in one's inner organs; N. viscera: internal body organs; CF. eviscerate |
| gory | bloody; N. gore: blood (from a wound) |
