GRE Word List
REFRAIN
curb
The meaning of the word refrain is curb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| potentate | ruler |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |