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
communalof or relating to one or more communes
blaseapathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary
allureto entice by charm or attraction
exceptwith the exclusion or exception of
infallibleincapable of error : unerring
wrytwist
renderto melt down
banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
lancea steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")