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

WordMeaning
inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
piecemealone piece at a time : gradually
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic
restraintan act of restraining : the state of being restrained
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
titterto laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
iconoclastica person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions