GRE Word List

REFRAIN

curb

The meaning of the word refrain is curb.

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WordMeaning
animositya strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time
roosteran adult male domestic chicken
niggletrifle
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
grazeto feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
motilitythe quality or state of being motile : capability of movement
propellantcapable of propelling