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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
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| affinity | relationship by marriage |
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| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |