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 |
|---|---|
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| gazette | newspaper |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |