GRE Word List

ENCUMBER

weigh down

The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.

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WordMeaning
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
scurryto move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
injuriousinflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental
antidotea remedy to counteract the effects of poison
procurementthe act or process of procuring
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
skeptican adherent or advocate of skepticism
ejaculationan act of ejaculating
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
constituenta member of a constituency