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.

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kleptomaniaca person evidencing kleptomania
taxonomistthe study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
chortleto sing or chant exultantly
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
stoutstrong of character: such as
stem_fromarise from; originate from
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur
resignationan act or instance of resigning something : surrender
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
stippleto engrave by means of dots and flicks