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 |
|---|---|
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
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| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
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| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |