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 |
|---|---|
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| provenance | origin |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |