GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| mosaic | a surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |