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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| fluke | flatfish |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| rightful | just |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |