GRE Word List

CUMULATIVE

increasing by successive additions

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

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WordMeaning
lamentto mourn aloud : wail
scadany of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
applicationan act of applying:
venalcapable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable
nutritiousnourishing
eulogya commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased
seetheto suffer violent internal excitement
distantseparated in space : away
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
floefloating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water