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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revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
alimonyan allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
boorishresembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor
apothecaryone who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes
sparenot being used
tableta flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription
bewitchto influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft