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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|---|---|
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| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| scion | descendant |
| scintilla | spark |