GRE Word List
ACOUSTICS
science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
The meaning of the word acoustics is science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fertile | producing many young, fruits, or seeds; (of land) producing good crops; V. fertilize |
| unilateral | one-sided; involving or affecting only one side; Ex. unilateral declaration |
| tribune | official of ancient Rome elected by the plebians to protect their rights; protector of the people |
| seismic | pertaining to earthquakes |
| engage | attract; employ; hire; pledge oneself; confront; fight; enter into confliction; interlock; lock together; participate; N. engagement: agreement to marry; arrangement to meet someone or to do something; battle |
| thespian | pertaining to drama; N: actor or actress |
| sparse | not thick; thinly scattered; scanty |
| self-righteous | sure of one's own righteousness; moralistic |
| bowdlerize | expurgate; CF. Thomas Bowdler |
| regale | entertain |