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 |
|---|---|
| marred | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| humdrum | monotonous |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |