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 |
|---|---|
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| scholarly | of, characteristic of, or suitable to learned persons : learned |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |