GRE Word List
CUMULATIVE
increasing by successive additions
The meaning of the word cumulative is increasing by successive additions.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| gerontology | the comprehensive multidisciplinary study of aging and older adults compare geriatrics |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| betray | to lead astray |