GRE Word List
CUMULATIVE
increasing by successive additions
The meaning of the word cumulative is increasing by successive additions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |