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 |
|---|---|
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| bauble | trinket |
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| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |