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
avocationa subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
recastto cast again
lanknot well filled out : slender
vouchsafeto grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
shunto avoid deliberately and especially habitually
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
scrupuloushaving moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
rapaciousexcessively grasping or covetous