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 |
|---|---|
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| enduring | lasting |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |