GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| mendicant | beggar |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |