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 |
|---|---|
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| dys- | abnormal |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |