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
sportivefrolicsome
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stammerto make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
corpulenthaving a large bulky body : obese
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
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agrarianof or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
stenchstink
primogeniturethe state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents