GRE Word List

ENCUMBER

weigh down

The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.

Random words

WordMeaning
rendto remove from place by violence : wrest
patronizeto act as patron of : provide aid or support for
holstera leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle
discreteconstituting a separate entity : individually distinct
prodigiouscausing amazement or wonder
belieto give a false impression of
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
culpablemeriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
fallaciousembodying a fallacy