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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hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
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discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
apocalypticof, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
convolutedhaving convolutions
facileeasily accomplished or attained
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile