GRE Word List

REFRAIN

curb

The meaning of the word refrain is curb.

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WordMeaning
fruitionpleasurable use or possession : enjoyment
decoya pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture
epicureone with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
dissentto withhold assent or approval
apiaristbeekeeper
fleeta number of warships under a single command
requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
ulcera break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus