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 |
|---|---|
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
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