GRE Word List

GRADATION

a series forming successive stages

The meaning of the word gradation is a series forming successive stages.

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WordMeaning
gibeto utter taunting words
rantto talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
plethoraan ample amount or number : abundance
diurnalactive chiefly in the daytime
cumulativeincreasing by successive additions
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
appositehighly pertinent or appropriate : apt