GRE Word List
CUMULATIVE
increasing by successive additions
The meaning of the word cumulative is increasing by successive additions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |