GRE Word List

RESTIVE

stubbornly resisting control : balky

The meaning of the word restive is stubbornly resisting control : balky.

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WordMeaning
succumbto yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire
sensitizationthe action or process of sensitizing
desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane
liena charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
substantialconsisting of or relating to substance
staticexerting force by reason of weight alone without motion
consolidationthe act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
communalof or relating to one or more communes
trampletramp