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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| osseous | bony |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |