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 |
|---|---|
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| heed | to pay attention |
| enhance | heighten |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |