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 |
|---|---|
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| fabricate | invent |