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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |