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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| grotto | cave |
| arid | excessively dry |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |