GRE Word List

REFRAIN

curb

The meaning of the word refrain is curb.

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WordMeaning
potentialexisting in possibility : capable of development into actuality
foilto prevent from attaining an end : defeat
expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
finickyextremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards
bruntthe principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack)
chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel
annuitya sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
heydaythe period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity
hindmostfarthest to the rear : last