GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| devious | wandering |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |