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
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
sanctuarya consecrated place: such as
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
deputizeto appoint as deputy
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
voodooa religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti
belateddelayed beyond the usual time
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery