GRE Word List
REFRACTORY
resisting control or authority : stubborn
The meaning of the word refractory is resisting control or authority : stubborn.
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|---|---|
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| grotto | cave |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |