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
dolorouscausing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
fazeto disturb the composure of : disconcert
fulcrumprop
convoketo call together to a meeting
archaichaving the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses
bemusedmarked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed
blighta disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers)
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent
impregnableincapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
littera covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger