GRE Word List
REFRAIN
curb
The meaning of the word refrain is curb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| obscure | dark |
| minutiae | a minute or minor detail |
| modish | fashionable |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |