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 |
|---|---|
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| hull | the outer covering of a fruit or seed |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |