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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obsoleteno longer in use or no longer useful
orgysecret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing
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demurto take exception : object
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
erodeto diminish or destroy by degrees:
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torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
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