GRE Word List
CUMULATIVE
increasing by successive additions
The meaning of the word cumulative is increasing by successive additions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fathom | a unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| brook | creek |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |