GRE Word List

ENCUMBER

weigh down

The meaning of the word encumber is weigh down.

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schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema
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indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
compulsivehaving power to compel
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championshipdesignation as champion
impuissanceweakness
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
truncateto shorten by or as if by cutting off