GRE Word List

ENCUMBER

weigh down

The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.

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WordMeaning
evinceto constitute outward evidence of
agitateto excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb
threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
disconsolatecheerless
gentryupper or ruling class : aristocracy
wholesomepromoting health or well-being of mind or spirit
manumitto release from slavery
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference