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 |
|---|---|
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| inequity | injustice |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |