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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |