GRE Word List
CUMULATIVE
increasing by successive additions
The meaning of the word cumulative is increasing by successive additions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| intermediary | mediator |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| 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 |