GRE Word List
CUMULATIVE
increasing by successive additions
The meaning of the word cumulative is increasing by successive additions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| politic | political |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| archaeology | the scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |