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 |
|---|---|
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |