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 |
|---|---|
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| tureen | a deep and usually covered bowl from which foods (such as soup) are served |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |