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 |
|---|---|
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |