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
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
prodigiouscausing amazement or wonder
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence
conundruman intricate and difficult problem
hilarityboisterous merriment or laughter
tillerone that tills : cultivator
siltloose sedimentary material with rock particles usually ¹/₂₀ millimeter or less in diameter
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end