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 |
|---|---|
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| condign | deserved |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |