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 |
|---|---|
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| fester | to generate pus |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| dally | to act playfully |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |