GRE Word List
REFRAIN
curb
The meaning of the word refrain is curb.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prattle | prate |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| aegis | a shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |