GRE Word List
REFRAIN
curb
The meaning of the word refrain is curb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |