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 |
|---|---|
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
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| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
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| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| levy | the imposition or collection of an assessment |
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