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

WordMeaning
precedentprior in time, order, arrangement, or significance
unequivocalleaving no doubt : clear
floutto treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn
duressforcible restraint or restriction
salientmoving by leaps or springs : jumping
gobbleto swallow or eat greedily
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
hindrancethe state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
atypicalnot typical : irregular
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections