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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |