GRE Word List
REFRAIN
curb
The meaning of the word refrain is curb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| submerge | to put under water |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |