GRE Word List

REFRAIN

curb

The meaning of the word refrain is curb.

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hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
honeto sharpen or smooth with a whetstone
obsequya funeral or burial rite
abominableworthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable
peonany of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as
manipulateto treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
expoundto set forth : state
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
cachea hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements