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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |
| nourishment | food |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |