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 |
|---|---|
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| affected | artificial; pretended |