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
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
disheveledmarked by disorder or disarray
decreean order usually having the force of law
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive
sleekslick
economythe structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period
insensatelacking sense or understanding
idylla simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment