GRE Word List
CUMULATIVE
increasing by successive additions
The meaning of the word cumulative is increasing by successive additions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| scourge | whip |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| categorical | absolute |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |