GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| quixotic | foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |