GRE Word List

CUMULATIVE

increasing by successive additions

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

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WordMeaning
studiedcarefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
descryto catch sight of
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
regenerationan act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated
hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
ejaculationan act of ejaculating
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
comityfriendly social atmosphere : social harmony
pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
satirea literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn