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
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
toadyone who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant
benefactorsomeone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit
rantto talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
importunatetroublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
sovereignone possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty
spuriousborn to parents not married to each other
graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference