GRE Word List
REFRAIN
curb
The meaning of the word refrain is curb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| pallid | deficient in color : wan |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |