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 |
|---|---|
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| obscure | dark |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |