GRE Word List

GRADATION

a series forming successive stages

The meaning of the word gradation is a series forming successive stages.

Random words

WordMeaning
venoma toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect
beatificof, possessing, or imparting beatitude
pathosan element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
avowto declare assuredly
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
desperadoa bold or violent criminal
martialof, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together