GRE Word List
INFRINGE
to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another
The meaning of the word infringe is to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another.
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anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
uproarious | marked by uproar |
eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
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apprehend | arrest |
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