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 |
|---|---|
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| upright | perpendicular |