GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |