GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| residual | remainder |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| oligarchy | government by the few |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |