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
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
pedestriancommonplace
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable
boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor
humdrummonotonous
perimeterthe boundary of a closed plane figure
paradoxone (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases
plebiscitea 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
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor