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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concertedmutually contrived or agreed on
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
antecedeprecede
constitutionthe basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
cessiona yielding to another : concession
leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
fouloffensive to the senses : loathsome
unwarrantedlacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified