GRE Word List
CUMULATIVE
increasing by successive additions
The meaning of the word cumulative is increasing by successive additions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |