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 |
|---|---|
| slapdash | haphazard |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |