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 |
|---|---|
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| homogeneous | of the same or a similar kind or nature |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| collate | to compare critically |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |