GRE Word List

RESUMPTION

an act or instance of resuming : recommencement

The meaning of the word resumption is an act or instance of resuming : recommencement.

Random words

WordMeaning
plaintiveexpressive of suffering or woe : melancholy
mantlea loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak
commemorativeintended as a commemoration
amnesialoss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness
grottocave
aridexcessively dry
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
frittera small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat
exiguousexcessively scanty : inadequate
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties