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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WordMeaning
resurgeto undergo a resurgence
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
vantagea position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
premonitionprevious notice or warning : forewarning
epica long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero
animusa usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will
vindictivedisposed to seek revenge : vengeful
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle