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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WordMeaning
stippleto engrave by means of dots and flicks
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cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
pretensionan allegation of doubtful value : pretext
smudgeto make a smudge on
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machinationsan act of machinating
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