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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| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |