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 |
|---|---|
| billow | wave |
| fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| terminus | either end of a transportation line or travel route |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |