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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| sift | to put through a sieve |