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
betrayto lead astray
lancea steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
innocuousproducing no injury : harmless
inciteto move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
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spliceto unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
pedestriancommonplace
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
overweeningarrogant