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 |
|---|---|
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| flounder | flatfish |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |