GRE Word List
CUMULATIVE
increasing by successive additions
The meaning of the word cumulative is increasing by successive additions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
| parlance | speech |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| pulpit | an elevated platform or high reading desk used in preaching or conducting a worship service |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| acerbity | the quality of being acerbic |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |