GRE Word List
HAMPER
to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede
The meaning of the word hamper is to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |