GRE Word List

REFRAIN

curb

The meaning of the word refrain is curb.

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prattleprate
jurisprudencethe science or philosophy of law
referendumthe principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
nominalof, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction
aegisa shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
promoteto advance in station, rank, or honor : raise
inasmuch_assince; owing to the fact that
missilecapable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object
breachinfraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard