GRE Word List
REFRAIN
curb
The meaning of the word refrain is curb.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| compelling | that compels: such as |