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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unique | being the only one : sole |
facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |
indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
pedestrian | commonplace |
trickle | to issue or fall in drops |
mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
antiquity | ancient times |