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exordium
recrudescence
opprobrium
comportment
solicitude

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PRONUNCIATION:

(ree-kroo-DES-uhns)

MEANING:

noun: A renewed activity after a period of dormancy.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin recrudescere (to become raw again), from re- (again) + crudescere (to get worse), from crudus (raw). Earliest documented use: 1665.

USAGE:

“A recrudescence of doubt made Jal hesitate at the building entrance.”
Rohinton Mistry; Family Matters; McClelland and Stewart; 2002.

“A recrudescence of McCarthyism is always possible but seems unlikely.”
Richard Kreitner; Tricky Lessons; The Nation (New York); Aug 18, 2014.

See more usage examples of recrudescence in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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