GRE Word List
CUMULATIVE
increasing by successive additions
The meaning of the word cumulative is increasing by successive additions.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| postmortem | done, occurring, or collected after death |