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 |
|---|---|
| precipitous | precipitate |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| decipher | decode |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |