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
abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
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unearthlynot earthly: such as
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prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
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tatterto make ragged
contextthe parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning