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
libertinea freethinker especially in religious matters
invulnerableincapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
potiona mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine)
mutilateto cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect
archaeologythe scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
ligneousof or resembling wood
fineryornament
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint