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 |
|---|---|
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| scintilla | spark |
| sodden | dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |