GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| dint | force |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| resign | relegate |
| charlatan | quack |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |