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 |
|---|---|
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
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| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| frock | an outer garment worn by monks and friars : habit |