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
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
quarantinea period of 40 days
obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
betokento typify beforehand : presage
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
dilapidateddecayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse
porridgea soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick
thronga multitude of assembled persons
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas