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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pummelpound
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
cunningdexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties
invulnerableincapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed
epiloguea concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
deludeto mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive
intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing