GRE Word List
BALK
to refuse abruptly
The meaning of the word balk is to refuse abruptly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| diffuse | being at once verbose and ill-organized |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |