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 |
|---|---|
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| advocate | one who defends or maintains a cause or proposal |