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 |
|---|---|
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
| edifice | building |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |