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 |
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| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
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| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
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