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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vertebrateany 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
flukeflatfish
bastarda child born to parents who are not married to each other
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
debutanteone making a debut (see debut
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
anonymitythe quality or state of being anonymous
rightfuljust
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed