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 |
|---|---|
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| defer | put off |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |