GRE Word List
REFRAIN
curb
The meaning of the word refrain is curb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |