GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| upright | perpendicular |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |