GRE Word List

CUMULATIVE

increasing by successive additions

The meaning of the word cumulative is increasing by successive additions.

Random words

WordMeaning
pranktrick
trekto make one's way arduously
annuitya sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals
jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
exuberancethe quality or state of being exuberant
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
pigmenta substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials
deviateto stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic
magnitudegreat size or extent
astringentcausing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic