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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| drivel | nonsense |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |