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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disjointedbeing thrown out of orderly function
quaya structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place
deliriuman acute (see acute
arrogancean attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions
debonairsuave
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
frockan outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)