GRE Word List
REFRAIN
curb
The meaning of the word refrain is curb.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| pecuniary | consisting of or measured in money |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |