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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morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
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iridescenthaving or exhibiting iridescence
cessationa temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop
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homelysuggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home
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hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters