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 |
|---|---|
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| miscreant | unbelieving |