GRE Word List
CUMULATIVE
increasing by successive additions
The meaning of the word cumulative is increasing by successive additions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| postulate | demand |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
| missive | a written communication : letter |