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 |
|---|---|
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
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| compelling | that compels: such as |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |