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.

Random words

WordMeaning
finitehaving definite or definable limits
timiditylacking in courage or self-confidence
acumenkeenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters
constituencya body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position)
ebullientboiling
illusiona misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion
captionthe part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed
blanchto take the color out of
diversediffering from one another : unlike
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence