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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WordMeaning
pulpitan elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
resurgeto undergo a resurgence
wagto be in motion : stir
stalematea drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
cuisinemanner of preparing food : style of cooking
titularhaving the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities
forumthe marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head