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 |
|---|---|
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| hap | happening |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |