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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unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
buttressa projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
deducibleto determine by reasoning or deduction
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
tanto make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun
floefloating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water
seditionincitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation