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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| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| nomenclature | name |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
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| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |