GRE Word List
INFRINGE
violate (a law); encroach (the right of another person)
The meaning of the word infringe is violate (a law); encroach (the right of another person).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| entail | make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs; Ex. entail A on/upon B |
| maneuver | strategic military or naval movement (done for training purposes); carefully planned process; stratagem; V: carry out a military maneuver; use maneuvers in gaining an end |
| atheistic | denying the existence of God; N. atheism |
| omnivorous | eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything |
| clip | cut off with shears; fasten; N: something clipped off (as a short extract from film); clasp or fastener |
| sporadic | occurring irregularly; intermittent |
| default | failure to act; failure to perform a task or be present; V. |
| annals | records arranged in yearly parts; history |
| infernal | pertaining to hell; devilish; N. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction |
| plumb | exactly vertical; N: weight on the end of a line; V: examine very carefully or critically in order to understand; measure depth (by sounding); Ex. plumb the depth of |