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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| pediatrician | a specialist in pediatrics |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |