GRE Word List
CUMULATIVE
increasing by successive additions
The meaning of the word cumulative is increasing by successive additions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| harbor | a place of security and comfort : refuge |
| melee | a confused struggle |