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
merita praiseworthy quality : virtue
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
migratoryof, relating to, or characterized by migration
exultto be extremely joyful : rejoice
crypta chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
septicof, relating to, or causing putrefaction
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)