GRE Word List

REFRAIN

curb

The meaning of the word refrain is curb.

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WordMeaning
sterilefailing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
disinterestednot having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
conglomerationthe act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
repertoirea list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform
clangora resounding clang or medley of clangs
nebulousof, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular