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 |
|---|---|
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| swill | wash |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |