GRE Word List
INCENTIVE
spur; motive; something which encourages one to greater activity
The meaning of the word incentive is spur; motive; something which encourages one to greater activity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outlook | point of view; view from a particular place; expectation for the future; prospect; Ex. outlook on life; Ex. pleasing outlook; Ex. weather outlook |
| figure | written symbols; number; amount represented in numbers; outline or silhouette of a thing or human body; person (well-known); impression; diagram; pattern; group in a dance; Ex. figure of speech; V. calculate with numbers; adorn with figures; appear; consider; Ex. My name did not figure in the list. |
| conglomeration | mass of material sticking together |
| averse | reluctant; disinclined; not liking or opposed; Ex. averse to cats/doing the house work |
| carcinogenic | causing cancer; N. carcinogen |
| pell-mell | in confusion; disorderly; Ex. dash pell-mell |
| plume | feather, esp. large or showy one; something that rises into the air (like the shape of a feather); Ex. plume of smoke: ¹ö¼¸ ±¸¸§ |
| potable | suitable for drinking; drinkable |
| sophisticated | worldly wise and urbane; refined; complex; N. sophistication; V. sophisticate |
| slack | moving slowly; sluggish; inactive; (of a rope) loose; negligent; lax; Ex. slack season; Ex. slack in one's work; N. V. |