GRE Word List
CUMULATIVE
increasing by successive additions
The meaning of the word cumulative is increasing by successive additions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |