GRE Word List

REFRAIN

curb

The meaning of the word refrain is curb.

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WordMeaning
treadto step or walk on or over
panoramicof, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
primto give a prim or demure expression to
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
purportedreputed
expatiateto move about freely or at will : wander
buttressa projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building