accretion
Day 60Level 2uh-KREE-shuhn
building up
an increase by natural growth or by external addition
Part of Speech: noun
Synonyms:
accumulation, increment
Antonyms:
deduction, shrinkage
Example Sentence:
The gradual accretion of ice on the surface of river made fishing difficult.
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