GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| clown | farmer |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| sedition | incitement of resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |