GRE Word List
REFRAIN
curb
The meaning of the word refrain is curb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| intermediary | mediator |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |