GRE Word List

CUMULATIVE

increasing by successive additions

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

Random words

WordMeaning
vestigea trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
momentuma property (see property
gustthe sensation of taste
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
connoisseurexpert
depleteto empty of a principal substance
armadaa fleet of warships
lullto cause to sleep or rest : soothe