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 |
|---|---|
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| overthrow | overturn |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| wanton | merciless |
| callow | lacking adult sophistication : immature |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |