GRE Word List
CUMULATIVE
increasing by successive additions
The meaning of the word cumulative is increasing by successive additions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| economy | the structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| whittle | a large knife |