GRE Word List

CUMULATIVE

increasing by successive additions

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

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WordMeaning
graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma
sacrilegiouscommitting or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object
centrifugalproceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis
partitionthe action of parting : the state of being parted : division
trougha long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
juridicalof or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge
wiggleto move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
passiveacted upon by an external agency