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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idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
tranquillitythe quality or state of being tranquil
colossusa statue of gigantic size and proportions
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
indifferentmarked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic
shacklesomething (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms
proletariana member of the proletariat
functionaryone who serves in a certain function
rareseldom occurring or found : uncommon