GRE Word List

ENCUMBER

weigh down

The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.

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subsistencereal being : existence
wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
slakesubside
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
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plethoraan ample amount or number : abundance
rendezvousa place appointed for assembling or meeting
glitterto shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle