GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sway | the action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| monotheism | the doctrine or belief that there is but one God |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| obscure | dark |
| ebullient | boiling |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |