GRE Word List

REFRAIN

curb

The meaning of the word refrain is curb.

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WordMeaning
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
esteemthe regard in which one is held
lackadaisicallacking life, spirit, or zest : languid
expatiateto move about freely or at will : wander
cremateto subject to cremation
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
cavalcadea procession (see procession
rompone that romps