GRE Word List

BALK

to refuse abruptly

The meaning of the word balk is to refuse abruptly.

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WordMeaning
dementedmad
catechismoral instruction
amorphoushaving no definite form : shapeless
staticexerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
testyeasily annoyed : irritable
incommodiousnot commodious : inconvenient
syllogisma 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")
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
studiedcarefully considered or prepared : thoughtful