GRE Word List

CUMULATIVE

increasing by successive additions

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

Random words

WordMeaning
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
replicateduplicate
exemplifyto show or illustrate by example
scadany of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
chortleto sing or chant exultantly
ployescapade