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
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
denizeninhabitant
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
evocativeevoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response
forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
feignto give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression