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 |
|---|---|
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| ploy | escapade |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |