GRE Word List
INCUR
to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
The meaning of the word incur is to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| actuarial | of or relating to actuaries |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |