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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| definitive | serving to provide a final solution or to end a situation |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |