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 |
|---|---|
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| headlong | headfirst |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |