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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| pummel | pound |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| clapper | one that claps: such as |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| fulcrum | prop |