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 |
|---|---|
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| fuddle | booze |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |