GRE Word List
REFRAIN
curb
The meaning of the word refrain is curb.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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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) |
gusto | an individual or special taste |
effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
unfrock | defrock |
presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
avow | to declare assuredly |
cater | to provide a supply of food |
dulcet | sweet to the taste |