GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| implode | to burst inward |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| fluke | flatfish |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion |