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 |
|---|---|
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| congruent | congruous |
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |