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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nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
abeyancea state of temporary inactivity : suspension
clariona medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones
dribbleto issue sporadically and in small bits
orthodoxconforming to established doctrine especially in religion
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pendantsomething suspended: such as
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
palatethe roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate