GRE Word List

ENCUMBER

weigh down

The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.

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affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
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inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot