GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| collected | gathered together |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| redress | to set right : remedy |