GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |