GRE Word List

REFRAIN

curb

The meaning of the word refrain is curb.

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WordMeaning
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
ordeala primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control
verdantgreen in tint or color
doggedmarked by stubborn determination
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
gravitydignity or sobriety of bearing
quashto suppress or extinguish summarily and completely
distantseparated in space : away
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate