GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| provenance | origin |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |