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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pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
cherubic | an order of angels see celestial hierarchy |
impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
demerit | offense |