GRE Word List
PERCUSSION
the act of percussing: such as
The meaning of the word percussion is the act of percussing: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |