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 |
|---|---|
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| emasculate | to deprive of strength, vigor, or spirit : weaken |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| tactful | having or showing tact |