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 |
|---|---|
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| postulate | demand |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |