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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WordMeaning
scrutinizeto examine closely and minutely
reprisala retaliatory act
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
malevolenthaving, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
emasculateto deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
catcalla loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event)
personifyto conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
tactfulhaving or showing tact