GRE Word List

IMPINGE

encroach

The meaning of the word impinge is encroach.

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whetto sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
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nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
purveyorone that purveys
expenditurethe act or process of expending
colloquyconversation
incredulitythe quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief
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