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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WordMeaning
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
curban edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter
doggedmarked by stubborn determination
lumenthe cavity of a tubular organ or part
spliceto unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
slapdashhaphazard
judicioushaving, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
convertto bring over from one belief, view, or party to another
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke