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
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
convertto bring over from one belief, view, or party to another
accretionthe process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
concordatcompact
halfheartedlacking heart, spirit, or interest
flaila hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely
unimpeachablenot impeachable: such as
expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
platonicof, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism
abateto decrease in force or intensity