GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anomaly | something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified : something anomalous |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| gerrymander | the act or method of gerrymandering |
| seemly | good-looking |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |