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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WordMeaning
redoubtablecausing fear or alarm : formidable
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
inamorataa woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations
scourgewhip
discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance
uncouthawkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude
indignityan act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult
miscellaneousconsisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
enterprisingmarked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act