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 |
|---|---|
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |