GRE Word List
CUMULATIVE
increasing by successive additions
The meaning of the word cumulative is increasing by successive additions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| nebula | any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |