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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pugnacityhaving a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
repercussionreflection
impartto give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store
semblanceoutward and often specious appearance or show : form
bogwet spongy ground
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
frenziedfeeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it