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 |
|---|---|
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| prattle | prate |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |