GRE Word List

RESTIVE

stubbornly resisting control : balky

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

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complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
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withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
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