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.

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fomentto promote the growth or development of : rouse
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sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
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steadfastfirmly fixed in place : immovable
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
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intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
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