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.

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WordMeaning
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
sequesterto set apart : segregate
commiserateto feel or express sympathy : condole
finishto come to an end : terminate
cloyingdisgusting or distasteful by reason of excess
judiciarya system of courts of law
inertlacking the power to move
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure