GRE Word List

REFRAIN

curb

The meaning of the word refrain is curb.

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WordMeaning
frigidintensely cold
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
concurrentoperating or occurring at the same time
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
pineany of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
sobernot intoxicated
intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
forestallto exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures