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 |
|---|---|
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |