GRE Word List
BALK
to refuse abruptly
The meaning of the word balk is to refuse abruptly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| bulk | magnitude |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
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| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
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