GRE Word List

ENCUMBER

weigh down

The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.

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WordMeaning
falsifyto prove or declare false : disprove
precipicea very steep or overhanging place
freebooterpirate
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
insubstantialnot substantial: such as
salubriousfavorable to or promoting health or well-being
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable