GRE Word List
REFRAIN
curb
The meaning of the word refrain is curb.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| irate | roused to ire |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| protocol | an original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |