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
frivolousof little weight or importance
incontinentnot continent: such as
ostentatiousattracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself
flagany of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as
poseura person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
tauntto reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at
draughta rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome