GRE Word List

RESTIVE

stubbornly resisting control : balky

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

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WordMeaning
quaya structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place
badinageplayful repartee : banter
narrativesomething that is narrated : story
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
connoisseurexpert
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
blandishmentsomething that tends to coax or cajole : allurement
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised