GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
