GRE Word List
RESTIVE
stubbornly resisting control : balky
The meaning of the word restive is stubbornly resisting control : balky.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |