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.

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concentrichaving a common center
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slipshodwearing loose shoes or slippers
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
representationalone that represents: such as
prolificproducing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful
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encumberweigh down