GRE Word List
REFRAIN
curb
The meaning of the word refrain is curb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dilute | attenuate |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| induce | to move by persuasion or influence |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |