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 |
|---|---|
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| dormant | represented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws |