GRE Word List
GRADATION
a series forming successive stages
The meaning of the word gradation is a series forming successive stages.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wastrel | vagabond |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| nausea | a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit |
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |