GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| impenitent | not penitent |