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 |
|---|---|
| warranted | sanction |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| cipher | zero |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| vintner | a wine merchant |