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 |
|---|---|
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
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| grill | to broil on a grill |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
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| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |