GRE Word List
RESTIVE
stubbornly resisting control : balky
The meaning of the word restive is stubbornly resisting control : balky.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| prattle | prate |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| query | question |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| nexus | connection |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |