GRE Word List

REFRAIN

curb

The meaning of the word refrain is curb.

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WordMeaning
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
sobrietythe quality or state of being sober
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
nonchalancethe quality or state of being nonchalant
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
dumbfoundto confound (see confound
eclipsethe total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another