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 |
|---|---|
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
