GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| atrophy | decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| preeminent | having paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |