GRE Word List

INFRACTION

the act of infringing : violation

The meaning of the word infraction is the act of infringing : violation.

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WordMeaning
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
simulateto give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate
didacticdesigned or intended to teach
impermeablenot permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
belaborto attack verbally
regimena systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient