GRE Word List
REFRAIN
curb
The meaning of the word refrain is curb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |