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 |
|---|---|
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| feign | to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression |