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
mnemonicassisting or intended to assist memory
impiousnot pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent
manipulateto treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
paltryinferior
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
filthfoul or putrid matter
mortara sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle
parasitean organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
impingeencroach