GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| trunk | the main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots |