GRE Word List
CUMULATIVE
increasing by successive additions
The meaning of the word cumulative is increasing by successive additions.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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irreverence | lack of reverence |
wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
armada | a fleet of warships |
magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |