GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| jibe | to be in accord : agree |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| guy | man |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |