GRE Word List

REFRAIN

curb

The meaning of the word refrain is curb.

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WordMeaning
masqueradea social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes
solicitto make petition to : entreat
execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
shadecomparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion
recapitulateto retell or restate briefly : summarize
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
mediumsomething in a middle position
obsequiousmarked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness