GRE Word List
INROAD
an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something
The meaning of the word inroad is an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| imprecation | curse |