GRE Word List

REFRAIN

curb

The meaning of the word refrain is curb.

Random words

WordMeaning
gnarledfull of knots or gnarls : knotty
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
unwontedbeing out of the ordinary : rare
historicalof, relating to, or having the character of history
blusterto talk or act with noisy swaggering threats
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
stupefyto make stupid, groggy, or insensible
audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish