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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thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
minuscule | very small |
inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
resignation | an act or instance of resigning something : surrender |
disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
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