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 |
|---|---|
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| dissension | disagreement |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |