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 |
|---|---|
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |