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 |
|---|---|
| prosody | the study of versification |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |