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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WordMeaning
compriseto be made up of
vitalof the utmost importance
celestialof, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity
unfetterto free from fetters
gluttonone given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
missivea written communication : letter
libela written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought
almssomething (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
annexto attach as a quality, consequence, or condition