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 |
|---|---|
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |