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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| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| veracious | truthful |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
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