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
vaingloriousmarked by vainglory : boastful
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
iniquitouscharacterized by iniquity
routa state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
regimena systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
pertinenthaving a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand