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 |
|---|---|
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| debonair | suave |