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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WordMeaning
improvidentnot provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future
deifyto make a god of
vociferousmarked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
provisoan article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
redolentexuding fragrance : aromatic
didacticdesigned or intended to teach
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
repulseto drive or beat back : repel
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife