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 |
|---|---|
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |