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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WordMeaning
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
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hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
vociferousmarked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
insinuateto impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
derelictionan intentional abandonment
upshotthe final result : outcome
pinnacea light sailing ship