GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| savory | having savor: such as |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |