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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WordMeaning
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
serenitythe quality or state of being serene
denominationan act of denominating
hermitagethe habitation of a hermit
fertileproducing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
amenableliable to be brought to account : answerable
extenuateto lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate