GRE Word List
SUMMATION
the act or process of forming a sum : addition
The meaning of the word summation is the act or process of forming a sum : addition.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sheer | unqualified |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| conscript | a conscripted person (such as a military recruit) |
| mischance | bad luck |
| hurl | rush |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |