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.

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WordMeaning
acerbitythe quality of being acerbic
finesserefinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
unimpeachablenot impeachable: such as
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
automatona mechanism that is relatively self-operating
discomfitto put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
levythe imposition or collection of an assessment
assayto analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components