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 |
|---|---|
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |