GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| distend | extend |