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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |