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 |
|---|---|
| veracious | truthful |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |