GRE Word List
CURB
chain or strap used with a bit to restrain a horse; something that checks; V: check; restrain
The meaning of the word curb is chain or strap used with a bit to restrain a horse; something that checks; V: check; restrain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bestial | beastlike; brutal; inhuman; very cruel |
| toady | servile flatterer; yes man; sycophant; V: be a toady to; fawn |
| fake | not genuine; N: one that is not genuine; impostor; sham; V: counterfeit; Ex. fake the results of the experiment/the signature |
| megalomania | mania for doing grandiose things; mental disorder characterized by delusions of wealth, power, or importance |
| staid | serious and sedate; sober; Ex. staid during the funeral ceremony |
| adherent | supporter; follower |
| horde | crowd; swarm |
| partiality | state of being partial; inclination; favorable bias; special fondness; preference |
| laggard | slow; sluggish; N: one who lags; straggler |
| billow | large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge, swell, roll in billows |
