GRE Word List
REFRAIN
curb
The meaning of the word refrain is curb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |