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 |
|---|---|
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| distend | extend |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| macabre | having death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| significant | having meaning |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| providence | divine guidance or care |