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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outskirtsa part remote from the center : border
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vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
vervethe spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity
supplicantone who supplicates
obtusenot pointed or acute : blunt
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
rumbleto make a low heavy rolling sound