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 |
|---|---|
| executioner | one who executes |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| gazette | newspaper |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |