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 |
|---|---|
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| fulcrum | prop |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |