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 |
|---|---|
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| enrapture | to fill with delight |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |