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 |
|---|---|
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |