GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| overthrow | overturn |