GRE Word List
CUMULATIVE
increasing by successive additions
The meaning of the word cumulative is increasing by successive additions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| lampoon | satire |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| dire | exciting horror |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |