GRE Word List
CUMULATIVE
increasing by successive additions
The meaning of the word cumulative is increasing by successive additions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |