GRE Word List
RECIDIVISM
a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
The meaning of the word recidivism is a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| random | a haphazard course |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |