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
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
polarof or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it
egressa place or means of going out : exit
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
outfitthe act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition)
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor