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
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
rivuleta small stream
abnegationdenial
scuffleto struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
bentunenclosed grassland
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
sentinelsentry
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy
machiavellianof or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism