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 |
|---|---|
| sentinel | sentry |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |