GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| unsavory | insipid |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |