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 |
|---|---|
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |