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 |
|---|---|
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| collected | gathered together |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |