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
execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
subsistencereal being : existence
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
rehabilitateto restore to a former capacity : reinstate
retinuea group of retainers or attendants
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
reprimanda severe or formal reproof
homogeneousof the same or a similar kind or nature
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances