GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| galvanize | to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |