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 |
|---|---|
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |