GRE Word List
REFRACTORY
resisting control or authority : stubborn
The meaning of the word refractory is resisting control or authority : stubborn.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| coin | corner |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |