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
regenerationan act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated
consensusgeneral agreement : unanimity
epigrama concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought
stellarof or relating to the stars : astral
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
blushoutward appearance : view
loftyelevated in character and spirit : noble
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid