GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |