GRE Word List

REFRAIN

curb

The meaning of the word refrain is curb.

Random words

WordMeaning
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
chantto make melodic sounds with the voice
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
ghastlyterrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening
jibeto be in accord : agree
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
conscientiousmeticulous