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
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
afflictiona cause of persistent pain or distress
lullto cause to sleep or rest : soothe
waylayto lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush
gleanto gather grain or other produce left by reapers
spatialrelating to, occupying, or having the character of space
pluckto pull or pick off or out
flippantlacking proper respect or seriousness
protractto prolong in time or space : continue
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination