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
insubordinationdisobedient to authority
heinoushatefully or shockingly evil : abominable
legislaturea body of persons having the power to legislate
rostera roll or list of personnel
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
altruisticrelating to or given to altruism:
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
squatto cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground
homelysuggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home