GRE Word List
BALK
to refuse abruptly
The meaning of the word balk is to refuse abruptly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |