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 |
|---|---|
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| piecemeal | one piece at a time : gradually |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
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| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| truism | an undoubted or self-evident truth |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |