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 |
|---|---|
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| gazette | newspaper |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| conspire | plot |