GRE Word List

ACCRUE

to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim

The meaning of the word accrue is to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim.

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WordMeaning
maniacalaffected with or suggestive of madness
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification
entitybeing
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
pejorativea word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation
horoscopea diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
rotethe use of memory usually with little intelligence
coincidencethe act or condition of coinciding : correspondence
touchstonea fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis