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 |
|---|---|
| queasy | causing nausea |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |