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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |