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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pulpitan elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
monarchyundivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person
preciseexactly or sharply defined or stated
rallyto muster for a common purpose
plebeiana member of the Roman plebs
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
ensueto strive to attain : pursue
stratuma bed or layer artificially made