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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| steep | lofty |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| repertoire | a list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform |