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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| brindled | having obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground |