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 |
|---|---|
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |