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.

Random words

WordMeaning
recessthe action of receding : recession
reinstateto place again (as in possession or in a former position)
slighthaving a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
holocausta sacrifice (see sacrifice
expoundto set forth : state
raimentclothing
convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law
respirationthe movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs
incursiona hostile entrance into a territory : raid
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food