GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| eugenic | relating to or fitted for the production of good offspring |