GRE Word List
REFRAIN
curb
The meaning of the word refrain is curb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| sluggard | a habitually lazy person |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |