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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| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |