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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| sublimate | sublime |