GRE Word List
GRADATION
a series forming successive stages
The meaning of the word gradation is a series forming successive stages.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| edifice | building |