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 |
|---|---|
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |