Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) Deck 2 Practice Exam

Cumulative describes a sum that grows because you keep adding pieces over time. Each new contribution becomes part of the whole, so the total keeps getting larger as more contributions come in. For example, saving a fixed amount each week creates a cumulative total—the longer you save, the bigger the total becomes. The other terms don’t fit because customary means usual or traditional, debilitate means to weaken, and debris means scattered fragments; none convey the idea of building up a total through successive additions.