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 |
|---|---|
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |