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
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
nauseouscausing nausea or disgust : nauseating
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
reconcileto restore to friendship or harmony
perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
buccaneerany of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies
glowto shine with or as if with an intense heat
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted
irremediablenot remediable