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 |
|---|---|
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
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| fractious | tending to be troublesome : unruly |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |