GRE Word List
ENCUMBER
weigh down
The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |