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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| succor | relief |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |