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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gullibleeasily duped or cheated
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coquettea woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men
fusilladea number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession
motleyvariegated in color
convexcurved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference