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 |
|---|---|
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
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| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
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| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| momentous | having great or lasting importance : consequential |