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 |
|---|---|
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |