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 |
|---|---|
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
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| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |