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 |
|---|---|
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |