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

WordMeaning
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable
lagone that lags or is last
traumaticpsychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems
compressto press or squeeze together
generalitythe quality or state of being general
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
lugubriousmournful