GRE Word List
BALK
to refuse abruptly
The meaning of the word balk is to refuse abruptly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| demented | mad |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |