GRE Word List
RESTIVE
stubbornly resisting control : balky
The meaning of the word restive is stubbornly resisting control : balky.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |