GRE Word List
REFRAIN
curb
The meaning of the word refrain is curb.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| deify | to make a god of |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |