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
wringto squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid
unearthlynot earthly: such as
superannuatedoutmoded
tendto exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
secessionwithdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
fervorintensity of feeling or expression
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate