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 |
|---|---|
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |