GRE Word List

ENCUMBER

weigh down

The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.

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WordMeaning
ennuia feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom
estrangedhaving lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship
manifestreadily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight
weanto accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing
debristhe remains of something broken down or destroyed
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
noisomenoxious
bizarrestrikingly out of the ordinary: such as
hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
affirmationthe act of affirming