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 |
|---|---|
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| coalition | the act of coalescing : union |