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 |
|---|---|
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
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| osseous | bony |
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| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
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