GRE Word List

ENCUMBER

weigh down

The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.

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WordMeaning
dapperneat and trim in appearance
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
constituenta member of a constituency
trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
nattytrimly neat and tidy : smart
cessationa temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
affectedartificial; pretended
scabbarda sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet