GRE vocabulary

Recrudescence

A new outbreak after a period of abatement; a fresh outbreak or breaking out again

Example

"Despite hopes for lasting peace, there was a worrying recrudescence of old hostilities between the neighboring countries."

From Latin 'recrudescere' (to break out afresh), from 're-' (again) + 'crudescere' (to become raw or violent).

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