GRE Word List
REFRAIN
curb
The meaning of the word refrain is curb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| courier | messenger |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |