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 |
|---|---|
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| rift | fissure |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| sleek | slick |
| imperative | not to be avoided or evaded : necessary |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |