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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| kaleidoscope | an instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| verge | brink |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |