GRE Word List

CUMULATIVE

increasing by successive additions

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

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WordMeaning
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
abyssan immeasurably deep gulf or great space
paradigmexample
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
slaughterthe act of killing
deputizeto appoint as deputy
privationan act or instance of depriving : deprivation
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
consolean architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament