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

WordMeaning
concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time
leave-takingdeparture
ineffectualnot producing the proper or intended effect : futile
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
annalsa record of events arranged in yearly sequence
spoofdeceive
alimentaryof or relating to nourishment or nutrition
garrulousgiven to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
aquilinecurving like an eagle's beak