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 |
|---|---|
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |