GRE Word List
INCENTIVE
spur; motive; something which encourages one to greater activity
The meaning of the word incentive is spur; motive; something which encourages one to greater activity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| adjunct | something attached to but holding an inferior position |
| sanctuary | place of refuge; shelter; shrine; holy place; Ex. The outlaw was granted sanctuary in the church. |
| renown | fame; ADJ. renowned |
| gyroscope | apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc. |
| curmudgeon | churlish, miserly individual; bad-tempered old person |
| chancellor | legal official of high rank; CF. chancellery(chancellory): position of a chancellor |
| trident | three-pronged spear |
| detonation | explosion |
| voodoo | religion practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| anoint | consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony) |
