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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upbraidto criticize severely : find fault with
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
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vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees