GRE Word List
REFRAIN
curb
The meaning of the word refrain is curb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| materialism | a 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 |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |