GRE Word List
REFRACTORY
resisting control or authority : stubborn
The meaning of the word refractory is resisting control or authority : stubborn.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| leery | suspicious |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| habituate | to make used to something : accustom |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| faculty | ability |
| crave | to ask for earnestly : beg |
| aria | air |