GRE Word List
CUMULATIVE
increasing by successive additions
The meaning of the word cumulative is increasing by successive additions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |