GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |
| anemia | a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |