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.

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contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
moodinesssubject to depression : gloomy
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
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illicitnot permitted : unlawful