GRE Word List
INCENTIVE
something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action
The meaning of the word incentive is something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |