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 |
|---|---|
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |