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 |
|---|---|
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| pitfall | trap |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| repercussion | reflection |