GRE Word List

ENCROACHMENT

to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another

The meaning of the word encroachment is to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another.

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WordMeaning
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery
problematicposing a problem : difficult to solve or decide
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
cogentappealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing
animusa usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will
glutto flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand
sophisticateddeprived of native or original simplicity: such as