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
thriveto grow vigorously : flourish
blemishto spoil by a flaw
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
servitudea condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
suturea strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body
belittleto speak slightingly of : disparage
maudlindrunk enough to be emotionally silly
cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem