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
monotheismthe doctrine or belief that there is but one God
reproachan expression of rebuke or disapproval
patronizeto act as patron of : provide aid or support for
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
gentilitythe condition of belonging to the gentry
rakishof, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute
begetto procreate as the father : sire
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
bereavedsuffering the death of a loved one