GRE Word List
REFUSE
to express oneself as unwilling to accept
The meaning of the word refuse is to express oneself as unwilling to accept.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |