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 |
|---|---|
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| resign | relegate |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |