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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pastichea literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
warymarked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
baroqueof, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of artistic expression prevalent especially in the 17th century that is marked generally by use of complex forms, bold ornamentation, and the juxtaposition of contrasting elements often conveying a sense of drama, movement, and tension
baskto lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit