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 |
|---|---|
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |