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 |
|---|---|
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| myopic | affected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |