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

WordMeaning
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
defectan imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming
generalitythe quality or state of being general
sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious
ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
incidentan occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening
indentationthe blank space produced by indenting : indention
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints