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 |
|---|---|
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |