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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |