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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |