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 |
|---|---|
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |