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 |
|---|---|
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| inflated | distended with air or gas |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |