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 |
|---|---|
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| catholic | roman catholic |