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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| overthrow | overturn |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
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