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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partialitythe quality or state of being partial : bias
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fetefestival
submergeto put under water
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
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communalof or relating to one or more communes
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impoverishto make poor
gustatoryrelating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste