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 |
|---|---|
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |