GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
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Word | Meaning |
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quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
unsavory | insipid |
erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
atypical | not typical : irregular |
probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |