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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| exude | to ooze out |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |