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
| Word | Meaning |
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| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| betray | to lead astray |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |