GRE Word List

ENCUMBER

weigh down

The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.

Random words

WordMeaning
darta light spear
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
analogya comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
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corollarya proposition (see proposition
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moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death
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