GRE Word List

GRADATION

a series forming successive stages

The meaning of the word gradation is a series forming successive stages.

Random words

WordMeaning
impecunioushaving very little or no money usually habitually : penniless
exploitdeed
salubriousfavorable to or promoting health or well-being
placidserenely free of interruption or disturbance
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
rabidextremely violent : furious
gadflyany of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
tumidmarked by swelling : swollen
tortuousmarked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding
occludeto close up or block off : obstruct