GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| florid | very flowery in style : ornate |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| gyroscope | a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |