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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heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
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solicitousmanifesting or expressing solicitude
monolithicof, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge
pranktrick
descryto catch sight of
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