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.

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WordMeaning
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile
sciondescendant
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
withdrawnremoved from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated
untowarddifficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
vicariousexperienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
ewethe female of the sheep especially when mature