GRE Word List
REFRAIN
curb
The meaning of the word refrain is curb.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |