GRE Word List
REFRAIN
curb
The meaning of the word refrain is curb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bland | smooth and soothing in manner or quality |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |