GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |