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 |
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spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
hirsute | hairy |
dynamo | generator |
equity | justice according to natural law or right |