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 |
|---|---|
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is deposited or stored : depository |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |