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 |
|---|---|
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |