GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| warble | a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |