GRE Word List
RESUMPTION
taking up again; recommencement; V. resume: begin or take up again; take or occupy again; Ex. Kindly resume your seats.
The meaning of the word resumption is taking up again; recommencement; V. resume: begin or take up again; take or occupy again; Ex. Kindly resume your seats..
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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hereafter | life after death |
blare | loud or harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light |
turncoat | traitor |
grunt | utter a deep guttural sound (as a pig does); N. |
crevice | crack; fissure |
besmirch | soil; defile; make dirty |
terminal | part that forms the end; railroad or bus station; ADJ. forming an end; ending in death; fatal; Ex. terminal cancer |
impassive | without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face |
distract | take (one's attention) off something; upset emotionally; make anxious; ADJ. distracted |
incongruity | lack of harmony; absurdity; ADJ. incongruous: lacking in harmony; inappropriate |