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 |
|---|---|
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| secession | withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| calorific | caloric |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |