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 |
|---|---|
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| lax | loose |
| idyllic | pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| inequity | injustice |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |