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 |
|---|---|
| prim | to give a prim or demure expression to |
| quisling | traitor |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| dossier | a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |