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 |
|---|---|
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |