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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arsenalan establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
interjectionan ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as
concatenatelinked together
judicioushaving, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead
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quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
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