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 |
|---|---|
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| vainglorious | marked by vainglory : boastful |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |