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 |
|---|---|
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| duplicity | contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action |
| unkempt | not combed |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| impuissance | weakness |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |