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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WordMeaning
primto give a prim or demure expression to
submergeto put under water
detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody
sextantan instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude)
epitheta characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
platitudethe quality or state of being dull or insipid
nutritionthe act or process of nourishing or being nourished
plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
nonsensewords or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas