GRE Word List

CUMULATIVE

increasing by successive additions

The meaning of the word cumulative is increasing by successive additions.

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WordMeaning
verdantgreen in tint or color
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
exploitdeed
obstinatestubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
tomebook
hostilitydeep-seated usually mutual ill will
inclinedhaving inclination, disposition, or tendency
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant