GRE Word List

CUMULATIVE

increasing by successive additions

The meaning of the word cumulative is increasing by successive additions.

Random words

WordMeaning
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
vicaran ecclesiastical agent: such as
flashylacking in substance or flavor : insipid
assertto state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs
finickyextremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards
grategrating
rhetoricthe art of speaking or writing effectively: such as