GRE Word List

ENCUMBER

weigh down

The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.

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infiltrateto enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom
trickleto issue or fall in drops
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
ashenof, relating to, or made from ash wood
tepidmoderately warm : lukewarm
imbroglioan acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding
glossyhaving a surface luster or brightness
concoctto prepare by combining raw materials
eschewto avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun