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
doggerelloosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect
immunenot susceptible or responsive
subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
reduceto draw together or cause to converge : consolidate
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
centripetalproceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis
tantamountequivalent in value, significance, or effect
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people