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
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
swear-wordword considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody''
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
berateto scold or condemn vehemently and at length
cringeto recoil in distaste
durationcontinuance in time