GRE Word List

CESSATION

a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop

The meaning of the word cessation is a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop.

Random words

WordMeaning
relinquishto withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
maelstroma powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius
wagto be in motion : stir
impenitentnot penitent
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
sterilefailing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores
anthropologistthe science of human beings
meddlesomegiven to meddling
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
ethnologya branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures