GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| ram | a male sheep |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |