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 |
|---|---|
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |