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
lotterya drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
squeamisheasily nauseated : queasy
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
promontorya high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water
solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
panachean ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet
quirkan abrupt twist or curve