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 |
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| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| infantile | of or relating to infants or infancy |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |