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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reaper | one that reaps |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |