GRE Word List

RELAPSE

the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding

The meaning of the word relapse is the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding.

Random words

WordMeaning
juntaa council or committee for political or governmental purposes
ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
comportto be fitting : accord
profoundhaving intellectual depth and insight
lopsidedleaning to one side
claspa device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together
bifurcateddivided into two branches or parts
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity