GRE Word List
ACCRETION
the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
The meaning of the word accretion is the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| dint | force |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| implode | to burst inward |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |