GRE Word List

GRADATION

a series forming successive stages

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

Random words

WordMeaning
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
apprehensiveviewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future
expiateto make amends for
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
chasteinnocent of unlawful sexual intercourse
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
numismatistthe study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals)
relapsethe act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding
occludeto close up or block off : obstruct