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
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
expropriateto deprive of possession or proprietary rights
distraitapprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted
ambiencea feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
deignto condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet