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
writsomething written : writing
trampletramp
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
opuswork
replicateduplicate
geriatricsa branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people
shoveto push along
definitiveserving to provide a final solution or to end a situation
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations