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 |
|---|---|
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| antler | one of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family |