GRE Word List

ENCUMBER

weigh down

The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.

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turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
indissolublenot dissoluble
standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
betokento typify beforehand : presage
gapeto open the mouth wide
multifarioushaving or occurring in great variety : diverse
potiona mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine)
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
legenda story coming down from the past
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will