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
cogentappealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
smirkto smile in a smug or condescending way
jaundicedaffected with or as if with jaundice
earmarka mark of identification on the ear of an animal
satyra sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry
miragean optical (see optical
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
jesta joking or mocking remark