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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
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| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
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| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
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