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 |
|---|---|
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| implication | something implied: such as |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |