GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| cemetery | a burial ground |
| felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |