GRE Word List
RESTIVE
stubbornly resisting control : balky
The meaning of the word restive is stubbornly resisting control : balky.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| titillate | to excite pleasurably : arouse by stimulation |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| skimp | skimpy |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |