GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| hurl | rush |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |