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.

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WordMeaning
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
disheveledmarked by disorder or disarray
snivelto run at the nose
decoya pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture
ratifyto approve and sanction formally : confirm
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
belieto give a false impression of
odysseya long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune