GRE Word List
REFRAIN
curb
The meaning of the word refrain is curb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |
| steep | lofty |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| enduring | lasting |
| rift | fissure |
| parlance | speech |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |