GRE Word List
REFRAIN
abstain from; resist; forbear; N: chorus
The meaning of the word refrain is abstain from; resist; forbear; N: chorus.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acoustics | science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in |
| succumb | yield (to something overwhelming); give in; die; Ex. succumb to the illness |
| prophylactic | used to prevent disease; N: something prophylactic; condom; N. prophylaxis: prevention of disease |
| inequity | unfairness; ADJ. inequitable |
| nausea | feeling of sickness and desire to vomit; disgust; CF. seasickness |
| lush | (of a plant or grass) growing very well |
| repellent | driving away; disgusting; offensive; repulsive; unattractive; N. |
| ramp | slope; inclined plane or roadway (connecting two levels) |
| effrontery | rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek |
| leeway | room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline |