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 |
|---|---|
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| retrench | cut down |
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |