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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reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
anointto smear or rub with oil or an oily substance
distendextend
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macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
acrophobiaabnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights
recessionthe act or action of receding : withdrawal
significanthaving meaning
epitheta characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
providencedivine guidance or care