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.

Random words

WordMeaning
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
verbosecontaining more words than necessary : wordy
accretionthe process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
pana usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking)
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
swillwash
impalpableincapable of being felt by touch : intangible
veritythe quality or state of being true or real