GRE Word List
RESTIVE
stubbornly resisting control : balky
The meaning of the word restive is stubbornly resisting control : balky.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| prattle | prate |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |