GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |