GRE Word List

ENCUMBER

weigh down

The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.

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hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
slaughterthe act of killing
capillaryresembling a hair especially in slender elongated form
consonantbeing in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
figurea number symbol : numeral
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
casualsubject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
distendextend