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 |
|---|---|
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |