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 |
|---|---|
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| encumber | weigh down |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| pugilist | fighter |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
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| asunder | into parts |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |