GRE Word List
RESTIVE
stubbornly resisting control : balky
The meaning of the word restive is stubbornly resisting control : balky.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |