GRE Word List
HINDRANCE
the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
The meaning of the word hindrance is the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
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| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
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| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |