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
floraa treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
demolitionthe act of demolishing
bacchanalorgy
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
hideto put out of sight : secrete
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
recessthe action of receding : recession
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
institutionan established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character