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 |
|---|---|
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| intangible | not tangible : impalpable |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |