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 |
|---|---|
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| impeach | to charge with a crime or misdemeanor |