GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| boor | peasant |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| scourge | whip |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |