GRE Word List
INCURSION
a hostile entrance into a territory : raid
The meaning of the word incursion is a hostile entrance into a territory : raid.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |