GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| effusion | an act of effusing |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |