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 |
|---|---|
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| glacial | suggestive of ice: such as |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |