GRE Word List

REFRAIN

curb

The meaning of the word refrain is curb.

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WordMeaning
cipherzero
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
intrudeto thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
horoscopea diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life
profligatewildly extravagant
communalof or relating to one or more communes
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
thriftygiven to or marked by economy and good management