GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| calculated | apt |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |