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 |
|---|---|
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| upright | perpendicular |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |