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
commandeerto compel to perform military service
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
chideto speak out in angry or displeased rebuke
quipa clever usually taunting remark : gibe
collateto compare critically
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
frugalitythe quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift
blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue
incubusan evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep
retentivehaving the power, property, or capacity of retaining