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 |
|---|---|
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |