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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hedonista person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
accelerateto move faster : to gain speed
enhanceheighten
avariceexcessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness
reparationa repairing or keeping in repair
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
lullto cause to sleep or rest : soothe
enlistto secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest
polemican aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another