GRE Word List
RESTIVE
stubbornly resisting control : balky
The meaning of the word restive is stubbornly resisting control : balky.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| retiring | reserved |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| nurture | training |
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |