GRE Word List

PERCUSSION

the act of percussing: such as

The meaning of the word percussion is the act of percussing: such as.

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archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
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vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
broodthe young of an animal or a family of young
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sluran insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion
holstera leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle
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ardoran often restless or transitory warmth of feeling