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Grad/Gress. Step. Ag-gres-s ive Cen -ti-grade De -grade Di -gress Grad-u- al Grad-u- ate Pro -gress Pro -gres- sion Re -gress Up -grade. Aggressive (adj). Hostile, pushy Stepping into someone’s space with forceful energy. The woman aggressively pushed forward in the crowd.
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Ag-gres-sive • Cen-ti-grade • De-grade • Di-gress • Grad-u-al • Grad-u-ate • Pro-gress • Pro-gres-sion • Re-gress • Up-grade
Aggressive (adj) • Hostile, pushy • Stepping into someone’s space with forceful energy The woman aggressively pushed forward in the crowd.
Centigrade (adj) • Celcius; temperature • A rating on the thermometer made up of 100 degree intervals • Steps between the freezing and boiling points of water Many scientists use centigrade in the lab.
Degrade (v) • To reduce someone’s worth or value • To step down to a lower position or rank • To move down a step in social status The remarks he made about the play were very degrading.
Digress (v) • To stray • To stray away from the main topic • To wander in thoughts or ideas The teacher began to digress from the topic during his discussion.
Gradual (adj) • A slow change • A step-by-step change There was a gradual change in the dog’s behavior.
Graduate (v) • To move up • To move up a step, usually in education I watched my sister graduate from high school.
Progress (v) • To improve • In a positive direction - To move a step closer to a goal I made progress toward my goal of learning to speak Spanish.
Progression (n) • A sequence • A step-by-step process within a continuous series The progression of the awards assembly was very slow.
Regress (v) • To go back • To move backward • To take a step back The woman began to regress back to behaving like a child.
Upgrade (v) • To move up • To improve in quality • To move up a step or a level The hotel gave me an upgrade in my room when I checked in.