GRE Word List
CUMULATIVE
increasing by successive additions
The meaning of the word cumulative is increasing by successive additions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| unanimity | the quality or state of being unanimous |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |