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

WordMeaning
titanichaving great magnitude, force, or power : colossal
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
contumaciousstubbornly disobedient : rebellious
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
colossusa statue of gigantic size and proportions
tessellatedhaving a checkered appearance
brazenmade of brass
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
tremulouscharacterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
dissuadeto advise (a person) against something